I DID IT!!I am totally dying here.It was a greyish cool day for running. Perfect weather.I played it safe with my usual coffee and oatmeal combo. My nerves were ON FIRE. It was super hard to eat. I thought I was going to barf. For real.I had everything laid out, so gearing up and heading …
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HOW DID THIS HAPPEN??!??!Where in the hell did all this time go?This time next week I will be done. Finished. Full of food and naps.Today was the last long training run. I was given the all clear to run outside as I have been banished to the elliptical as we treated my calf strain flare …
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Some Knotty Glutes!That's right. My ass was in knots.So much so that my lower back hurt. Quite a bit actually.I didn't run on Saturday. I did yoga, stretching and some foam rolling.TEARS.Heat.Advil.But I Did Have a Good Week!Sunday was snowy but I felt AWESOME!We've had some strange weather. Snow and then some okay days.Tuesday was …
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Still Alive!!Sore, and questioning everything, but STILL ALIVE. lolTime to invest in trail shoes...I took one day off this week to get some stuff done to make sure I stay healthy on this journey to my first Half in FOREVER. This ended up in my favour, as it was the day we had our rain …
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And so, it begins...Run #1My training weeks go from Sunday to Saturday.I was down for 10kms broken down between Thursday and Saturday. I ended up doing close to 9km.Thursday was a GREAT run! It was cold as all get out, but I was layered sufficiently and had a route planned out.It was my very first run …
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Yes, you read right. I RAN on October 24th! A while back I signed up for the BLT 5km Fun Run/Walk out in Timberlea, Nova Scotia. I needed to sign up for something to keep me going, and decided 5km was a good start.This run is an out and back from the BLT Elementary School …
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And so it begins...My strength training has started back up. My body is like...WHOA, what are this?I may have lifted a little too much this week, so I am going to have to rethink my upper body weights a little, lol. Lower body weights are just right, and my legs feel good. Getting some cardio …
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Screaming Into the Void 